BMC BladeLogic Client Automation

BMC BladeLogic Client Automation is a fully integrated and automated solution for configuring and maintaining end user systems, applications and operating systems according to user roles and corporate policies – with full verification. BMC BladeLogic Client Automation is designed to allow IT operations staff to cost-effectively and securely update, patch, manage and maintain desktops, laptops and handheld devices across the entire enterprise – regardless of their location or network connectivity.

Maintain continuous compliance over software, patches, configuration settings, power settings, and security content through a powerful policy-based management system that:

  • Discovers, manages, and documents configurations for all client devices, including POS systems, handhelds, kiosks, and ATMs
  • Configures, updates, and patches client endpoints to ensure total compliance and prevent security vulnerabilities
  • Installs, updates, and repairs application software and content to ensure successful application releases
  • Tracks, harvests, and reuses software licenses to control costs and ensure compliance with corporate license agreements
  • Manages advanced PC power settings to help establish and enforce Green IT initiatives

 



Features and Benefits

Key Features:

  • Automatic discovery of all desktop, laptop and mobile devices – hardware, software, patches, and service packs – provides accurate inventory to Asset Managers
  • Software title discovery for all installed applications with comprehensive license compliance reporting and license harvesting helps reduce IT’s annual software spend Policy-based management for software applications, security patches and configurations through a single, web-based interface ensures continual compliance enforcement
  • Advanced power settings management and compliance reporting reduces IT costs and promotes a lower carbon footprint
  • Extensive reporting capabilities allow administrators to extend the visibility of client assets into the business and provide insight into total cost of ownership for desktop and mobile devices
  • Sophisticated patch management encompassing OS, application, service packs and custom patches enforces continuous compliance and helps to mitigate potential risk

Key Benefits:

  • Reduce administrative costs and improve service levels by defining and enforcing continual compliance with policies
  • Reduce business risk through deployment of software updates, security patches and Windows service packs through an efficient, reliable, secure infrastructure that offers extremely high first-time hit rates for delivery
  • Help to support Green IT initiatives through effective PC power settings management
  • Increase visibility into the client ecosystem by taking advantage of extensive compliance enforcement and reporting
  • Ensure license compliance for both physical and virtual software assets and reduce overall software license costs